Neowin News Feed for: Embracer

Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition is coming Oct. 22 with a free content update

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:16:01 +0000

Dambuster Studios will release Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition on October 22. It includes the main game and the story expansions, plus a new free update. Read more...

Embracer adopts new AI policy to enhance game development

Omer Dursun — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:04:01 +0000

Embracer Group is embracing AI for game development with the goal of improving efficiency, character behavior, personalization, and gameplay. The company views AI as a tool to empower developers. Read more...

An indie game company used a LA billboard to slam recent layoffs from big publishers

John Callaham — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:52:01 +0000

The indie game publisher New Blood Interactive bought time on an electronic billboard in downtown Los Angeles to slam the recent trend from big game publishers to lay off workers and close studios. Read more...

Embracer will reportedly sell off Borderlands and Knights of the Old Republic remake studios

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:24:01 +0000

Embracer Group is reportedly close to finishing deals to sell off two of its major subsidiaries. Gearbox Entertainment and Saber Interactive are the development and publishing wings in question. Read more...

UK-based TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design is officially shutting down

John Callaham — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:30:01 +0000

Free Radical Design, the famed game studio that was revived just a couple of years ago to work on a new Timesplitters game, is officially shutting down following decisions by its owner Embracer. Read more...

Timesplitters developer Free Radical Design is reportedly in danger of shutting down

John Callaham — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:30:01 +0000

A new report claims that Free Radical Design is in danger of being shut down by its parent company Embracer. The studio was reformed just two years ago to make a new Timesplitters game. Read more...